It’s mind boggling that an entity the size of MLB, with all of its resources, can continuously drop the ball the way it has for quite a long time. The blackouts, the countless times it’s decided to be reactive instead of proactive when handling scandals, it’s promotion of superstars, and now the merchandising. I don’t know what else to blame it on besides incompetence. I mean What the fuck
Who decided that the logo should go below the collars now 🙄 Was that really a necessary change? Some clueless designer was really trying to justify their job, they're awful.
I can guarantee you they did it because the patch, name, and number are all on the same panel/area and now they’re easier(lazier) to make. Nike is trash.
Glad you guys covered this. The quality has gone down. We as fans.. are getting less for our money. Dodgers uniform is supposed to be a specific white. Now we are stuck with an off white color so Nike can make more money. Also the letters on the front are not lined up right. The break in the letters used to be between the o and the d. Now it cuts in the middle of the d. Why would they do that? Looks so sloppy and cheap. Don't mess with a classic design to f___ it up.
For former big leaguers, they both have shit takes on issues One guy goes "idk" in every sentence And the other says "fans should figure it out" 😂 No wonder I only watch when Ken Rosenthal visits 😂
The problem as I understand it is that Nike is allowing Fanatics to make these jerseys and put the Nike logo on them, at least for the ones available to the public.
All of these are Nike’s decisions. Fanatics is just the contractor supplying the shirts and pants. Nike is the one making all of these changes and decisions.
@@tonyc8752but at the end of the day you’ve got a replica company making the authentic equipment and people wonder why the authentics look like replicas?
@@tonyc8752Nike obviously should get blame for the decision. But Fnatics should get blame as well because once again they are proving why they shouldn’t have any hand in the manufacturing of any sports gear.
It's not the materials that's the issue. The new one that I just got feels super light and at first felt wrong but the biggest issue is the everything else. The ironed on lettering, the cheap design, the terrible decision to make every name fucking arc 180 degrees regardless of name length. These were designed by a fucking robot ai and that's the exact opposite of what baseball should be.
Nike pretty much ruin everything even the nfl jerseys that were around the same price got cheap by removing the stitching and favor of iron pressed fabric
@@chickenfkeryay Nike introduced the limited vapor this year as kind of a middle tier between replica and authentic. You get the arm patches, but apart from the Nike logo everything is going to be heat pressed
I’m sorry, if imma spend $200 on a jersey, I’m not wasting my money on something that looks and feels like something they hand out for free at most promotional games.
It looks worse than the previous one. If it helps players cool. But quality wise looks worse. Also why drop down the MLB logo that was neat the top by the neck? Now you have a huge empty gap on top and everything cluttered in the middle MLB logo, last name & number
Smaller names & numbers and thinner fabric is all about cost cutting and getting your profit margin as high as possible , anyone (especially the manufacturer) who says otherwise is a straight up LIAR!
I wouldn’t buy a new jersey but I can’t help but think that the low quality names on the back are going to be a distraction to look at on tv all year. I can’t believe somebody thought that smaller/more curved names would be more visually appealing than how it’s been for the last 50 years.
@8:33 What is he talking about "Baseball Fans Need to Figure it out"? It sounds like they have and they do not want the jerseys even if it is the on-field product. If MLB does not sell these to people then MLB will need to figure it out. And talking about multiple uniforms the Royals have at least 5 that I can think of with 3 pants options and 2 hats The Royals!!! Fanatics continue to screw up everything they touch.
Life long fan. I hate the MLB now. Terrible jerseys, awful ads on jerseys, terrible rule changes... won't watch this discusting product any longer. Gross.
Let managers manage. Stop the runner on 2nd base in extra innings, bring back the shift, let relivers face any number of batters, outlaw advertising on jerseys, and lower the number of games in a season.
So it doesn't get tucked behind the helmet / lost in the shot when the players bend. It's all about making the brand more visible. Horrible designs tho.
To be fair that was from the ASG, and they weren’t wearing their official jerseys yet. To my understanding it’s less about how they feel and more about how they look. And they look like cheap knockoffs.
I'd be more inclined to buy a shorter name jersey than a longer name. The curvature is too much. I wonder if that will steer sales if fans are deciding between 2 players on their team.
Mariners do also have cream jerseys!! White is shown here at 7:25 and there’s the classic cream jerseys worn Sunday home games, they have royal blue and yellow trim- instead of teal and silver that’s on the white.
$400 dollars sucks horribly for a an authentic jersey that’s not stitched at all it’s all heat pressed. They should sell versions that have stitching with them Mitchell and Ness or some company please solve this problem for fans!
Listened to an interview with Rich Hill. He was one of the players last year who was asked to try "next years" jerseys.... He hates them. He makes great points. No more custom options. Literally, buckets. Med, large, XL, XXL. That's it.
I knew something was up when the yankees changed their away uniform for this season. The no white outline like it use too be makes that uni look like ass in my opinion, but now every jersey looks like ass so it makes perfect sense now
Fanatics produce the Jerseys now, They bought a production deal from Nike, nike is licensing the swoosh to Fanatics and Fanatics are making them not Nike. plus, they 3 versions of the jersey they make now are the game day version, known as the replica is now screen printed, and the limited is like the replica from last year but with all the markings Heat pressed with fake stitching.The authentic stitched is using smaller names and numbers this year as well. ever since nike got the contract to make the Jerseys from MLB, they were using the same materiel and template as majestic, but now this is there new template and they outsourced production to Fanatics who's quality is questionable at best. This sucks for jersey collectors. Best bet if you like authentic jerseys is try to buy game used ones from the team store or stadium. they will be last years kit but built way better. I wish I woulda got a Ohtani dodger jersey before they changed it. all the people who ordered one when he signed got last years model but once the restock is back it will be the 2024 version.
3 versions now? I thought it was just 2 Limited and Elite But a screen print now too? Also the only difference from the Limited to previous Replicas is that the Nike logo is is embroidered instead of heat pressed
ASG interviews bait and switch for showing player support. If players want light breathable jerseys then that should be the elite premier vapor gold gameday jersey. Fans need durable gear that isnt going to fall apart in the washing machine. I'd rather buy a blank jersey and sew a name and number and patches on myself.
I wanted to buy a braves City connect Acuna jersey but that will have to wait these looks so cheap for what they cost. Noway id drop 300-400 for one of these atrocious shirts.
The league/teams can afford to wear/sell more variations of jerseys if the overall quality goes down. I think most baseball fans don’t mind being traditionalist if that means 3 jerseys that are well thought out and executed.
I think the idea behind the smaller fonts and numbering is less material for more breathability and that's okay but the graphics placement on the back of the jersey reminds me of those corny jersey t-shirts
I bought two of Shohei Ohtani’s new Dodgers jersey. Such a shame they look cheap. I’m sending them back. I wonder how many other thousands will be sent back
nikes just trying to capitalize on maximizing their profits on ohtani jersey sales. make em cheap and sell em for as much as possible. the only thing i like about these jerseys is the off white coloring on the home jerseys. gives more of a vintage look... but i doubt they meant for that.
I would pick my favorite jersey and buy it, but they never have it for sale. It’s ridiculous that you can’t go online and buy any player from your team’s jersey in any color. It’s basically only a handful of guys’ home jerseys and maybe a couple of city connects.
Numbers are no longer stitched on and all uni's are off white and not the pure white of last year and San Diego City connects are an ugly sherbet spill
What? Baseball Fans Need to Figure it out? So basically you want fans to lap up whatever MLB gives us. I guess we should be grateful that they even offer jerseys for us common folk.
No No No. Just get used to it. Are you kidding? If I have to go kill myself earning my money, the least I can expect is a great quality jersey. Those things are NOT cheap. How can you tell a life long fan to just get over it or get used to it? Bad business MLB. Oakland Athletics type of shitty business. Fix it. If you want a fan to shell $200 for a jersey.
Who cares what the NBA is doing. Baseball is different MLB should innovate but stay true to the game instead of trying piggyback on whats going on elsewhere. Youre not going out NBA the NBA you'll just lose more fans that way .
They all suck, unless you only consider the jerseys, and even then only longer names look okay from a distance. Up close the "details" of heat pressing and other eye-sores are abundantly clear!
all the sweatshop stitchers committed suicide all at the same time , those nets to prevent them from jumping out the windows were also cheaply made and failed ... the cost cutting solution was to just move everything to heat pressed
It’s mind boggling that an entity the size of MLB, with all of its resources, can continuously drop the ball the way it has for quite a long time. The blackouts, the countless times it’s decided to be reactive instead of proactive when handling scandals, it’s promotion of superstars, and now the merchandising. I don’t know what else to blame it on besides incompetence. I mean What the fuck
short answer: yes.
No
@@5purplecups "no ☝️🤓" found the shill for ownership 🫵😂
@@patricknashh I just like the fanatics brand. Quality stuff.
They legit look like knock offs, majestic made the best jerseys authentic and replicas
Absolutely!! Majestic jerseys were great.
They look like bootleg game jerseys
Someone needs to give Chris Sale a contract just to shred these monstrosities!!
Comment of the year and it’s only February
Who decided that the logo should go below the collars now 🙄 Was that really a necessary change? Some clueless designer was really trying to justify their job, they're awful.
I can guarantee you they did it because the patch, name, and number are all on the same panel/area and now they’re easier(lazier) to make. Nike is trash.
Glad you guys covered this. The quality has gone down. We as fans.. are getting less for our money. Dodgers uniform is supposed to be a specific white. Now we are stuck with an off white color so Nike can make more money. Also the letters on the front are not lined up right. The break in the letters used to be between the o and the d. Now it cuts in the middle of the d. Why would they do that? Looks so sloppy and cheap. Don't mess with a classic design to f___ it up.
they look like the $30 Ali Express knockoffs
That’s what I’m buying!
For former big leaguers, they both have shit takes on issues
One guy goes "idk" in every sentence
And the other says "fans should figure it out" 😂
No wonder I only watch when Ken Rosenthal visits 😂
The problem as I understand it is that Nike is allowing Fanatics to make these jerseys and put the Nike logo on them, at least for the ones available to the public.
All of these are Nike’s decisions. Fanatics is just the contractor supplying the shirts and pants. Nike is the one making all of these changes and decisions.
@@tonyc8752but at the end of the day you’ve got a replica company making the authentic equipment and people wonder why the authentics look like replicas?
@@tonyc8752Nike obviously should get blame for the decision. But Fnatics should get blame as well because once again they are proving why they shouldn’t have any hand in the manufacturing of any sports gear.
We want Majestic back asap!!!!
It's not the materials that's the issue. The new one that I just got feels super light and at first felt wrong but the biggest issue is the everything else. The ironed on lettering, the cheap design, the terrible decision to make every name fucking arc 180 degrees regardless of name length. These were designed by a fucking robot ai and that's the exact opposite of what baseball should be.
Just got my limited vapor jersey today from fanatics. Thinner than last year, logos and numbers are small. Feels cheap. Definitely not worth the 175.
Did you buy the replica or authentic? Last years replicas were heat pressed and authentics stitched
Nike pretty much ruin everything even the nfl jerseys that were around the same price got cheap by removing the stitching and favor of iron pressed fabric
@@chickenfkeryay Nike introduced the limited vapor this year as kind of a middle tier between replica and authentic. You get the arm patches, but apart from the Nike logo everything is going to be heat pressed
Fanatics are a terrible product so no one is surprised by this. They can keep the feel for the players and change the look for the fans.
I’m sorry, if imma spend $200 on a jersey, I’m not wasting my money on something that looks and feels like something they hand out for free at most promotional games.
More like 3-400+....
8:41 "Baseball fans just pick your favorite jersey, buy it and then move on" really???? I don't think so.
They already sucked last year when the commissioner allowed garbage ads on them.
It looks worse than the previous one. If it helps players cool. But quality wise looks worse. Also why drop down the MLB logo that was neat the top by the neck? Now you have a huge empty gap on top and everything cluttered in the middle MLB logo, last name & number
Smaller names & numbers and thinner fabric is all about cost cutting and getting your profit margin as high as possible , anyone (especially the manufacturer) who says otherwise is a straight up LIAR!
It's not about the name or size of the letters, it's the fact it's all heat-transferred trash -- looks like elementary school uniform quality
I wouldn’t buy a new jersey but I can’t help but think that the low quality names on the back are going to be a distraction to look at on tv all year. I can’t believe somebody thought that smaller/more curved names would be more visually appealing than how it’s been for the last 50 years.
$175 for a SGA jersey, gimme a break!
@8:33 What is he talking about "Baseball Fans Need to Figure it out"? It sounds like they have and they do not want the jerseys even if it is the on-field product. If MLB does not sell these to people then MLB will need to figure it out. And talking about multiple uniforms the Royals have at least 5 that I can think of with 3 pants options and 2 hats The Royals!!!
Fanatics continue to screw up everything they touch.
Life long fan. I hate the MLB now. Terrible jerseys, awful ads on jerseys, terrible rule changes... won't watch this discusting product any longer. Gross.
Product is so watered down now. It's like I will pay attention around late August. Lol
Let managers manage. Stop the runner on 2nd base in extra innings, bring back the shift, let relivers face any number of batters, outlaw advertising on jerseys, and lower the number of games in a season.
300$ for a pro jersey that's iron on.... Oh hell no
Don't fix what's not broken .. why can't they keep their hands off of tradition?? Look CHEAP
Yes. Glad I stocked up last year cause I ain’t buying one of these.
Yes, jerseys change. But its clear that quality is decreasing with a SHARP increase in price.
Fanatics has always been terrible quality.
Fanatics is about cheap cost and can’t-find customer service, and why is Nike out to ruin one thing MLB did well 😂
They also dropped the name and MLB logo lower. Why?!🤷♂️
So it doesn't get tucked behind the helmet / lost in the shot when the players bend. It's all about making the brand more visible. Horrible designs tho.
@@soaplesstv lol... citation needed.
More room for jerseys ads, duh
@@DennyJr22 Jersey ads are going to be banned by Congress.
Less quality costs more. What economic model are they following exactly.
Trickled down. Just peeing on the fans.
Yes. Not buying another Braves jersey until this changes back to looking great quality. These new ones look cheap as dirt
Those players praising that jersey are freaking tools they know it sucks but they can’t say anything bad about it🤣🤣🤣
To be fair that was from the ASG, and they weren’t wearing their official jerseys yet. To my understanding it’s less about how they feel and more about how they look. And they look like cheap knockoffs.
please look at the dodgers uniforms. They ruined perfection with these changes
agree 100%
I have about 30 knockoff jerseys that i have bought and you cant really tell the difference.
Sure you can. The knockoffs are better. 😂
Like so many aspects of our lives, the wrong people are running the world.
I'd be more inclined to buy a shorter name jersey than a longer name. The curvature is too much. I wonder if that will steer sales if fans are deciding between 2 players on their team.
Terrible brother. And the price for the new jersey is more expensive too smh.
Mariners do also have cream jerseys!! White is shown here at 7:25 and there’s the classic cream jerseys worn Sunday home games, they have royal blue and yellow trim- instead of teal and silver that’s on the white.
Those new Fanatics Jerseys (patches) are gonna look AWFUL in trading cards.
$400 dollars sucks horribly for a an authentic jersey that’s not stitched at all it’s all heat pressed. They should sell versions that have stitching with them Mitchell and Ness or some company please solve this problem for fans!
fans are getting screwed over the most here. as usual
Fanatics. Enough said.
Moving the MLB logo below the collar creates that weird spacing...but I'm sure Manfred wants the logo more present.
Hard pass, won't buy any of these.
It’s also not just MLB jerseys, it’s NFL as well. The limited jerseys used to have stitched littering and logos and now, all screen printed.
The the jerseys are terrible and I do not trust Nike with their redesigns. They totally fucked yo the nba uniforms.
Best nba jerseys were the 90s and early 2000s, Adidas started with some material changes then nike completely ruined it
I’m talking more about the redesigns and home/away designations. Most of the city connect jerseys look dumb as hell.
Bring Majestic back!!! Nike's quality sucks in all their clothing and shoes, cheap materials and extremely light in weight, bad sign.
Remember in Jurassic Park ''Is it heavy?'' ... ''Yea'' ... ''That means it's expensive, put it down''
Listened to an interview with Rich Hill. He was one of the players last year who was asked to try "next years" jerseys.... He hates them. He makes great points. No more custom options. Literally, buckets. Med, large, XL, XXL. That's it.
I knew something was up when the yankees changed their away uniform for this season. The no white outline like it use too be makes that uni look like ass in my opinion, but now every jersey looks like ass so it makes perfect sense now
A.J. - why did White Sox never return to vest jerseys they wore at times in 2005? They would be a great alternate Jersey.
Anyone wear them anymore?
One hustle play from a torn jersey.
Nike ruined their nfl unlimited jerseys too this years went from stitched numbers and name to heat pressed lettering
I picked up the new Shohei Jersey and the MLB logo on the back is crooked, also it’s literally all heat pressed which is cheap
Yes there was nothing wrong with the way The uniforms were m o b should not change them a lot of people don't like them
Saw something somewhere that said all jerseys are switching to an off white
I heard that too. Boo! Just to make themselves a bit more money. We as fans... get less for our money.
the ugliest difference is the MLB logo dropping below the piping, looks so dumb on the Dodgers unis
Fanatics produce the Jerseys now, They bought a production deal from Nike, nike is licensing the swoosh to Fanatics and Fanatics are making them not Nike. plus, they 3 versions of the jersey they make now are the game day version, known as the replica is now screen printed, and the limited is like the replica from last year but with all the markings Heat pressed with fake stitching.The authentic stitched is using smaller names and numbers this year as well. ever since nike got the contract to make the Jerseys from MLB, they were using the same materiel and template as majestic, but now this is there new template and they outsourced production to Fanatics who's quality is questionable at best. This sucks for jersey collectors. Best bet if you like authentic jerseys is try to buy game used ones from the team store or stadium. they will be last years kit but built way better. I wish I woulda got a Ohtani dodger jersey before they changed it. all the people who ordered one when he signed got last years model but once the restock is back it will be the 2024 version.
3 versions now?
I thought it was just 2
Limited and Elite
But a screen print now too?
Also the only difference from the Limited to previous Replicas is that the Nike logo is is embroidered instead of heat pressed
Yea 3 versions with the replica being screen printed. That’s why the photo of the mariners jersey is so bad because it was screen printed.
These are all Nike’s decisions, not Fanatics
Not as bad for short names but awful for the longer ones. Yes, looks cheap.
we should have seen this coming when Fanatics took over production. They are just using Nike licensing
Crazy how my friend has a knock off jersey and they look exactly the same as the original. Mad af that I payed full price for the original smh
ASG interviews bait and switch for showing player support. If players want light breathable jerseys then that should be the elite premier vapor gold gameday jersey. Fans need durable gear that isnt going to fall apart in the washing machine. I'd rather buy a blank jersey and sew a name and number and patches on myself.
I wanted to buy a braves City connect Acuna jersey but that will have to wait these looks so cheap for what they cost. Noway id drop 300-400 for one of these atrocious shirts.
Absolutely
The league/teams can afford to wear/sell more variations of jerseys if the overall quality goes down. I think most baseball fans don’t mind being traditionalist if that means 3 jerseys that are well thought out and executed.
I think the idea behind the smaller fonts and numbering is less material for more breathability and that's okay but the graphics placement on the back of the jersey reminds me of those corny jersey t-shirts
Looks like a cpu generated jersey from MLB The Show.
I bought two of Shohei Ohtani’s new Dodgers jersey. Such a shame they look cheap. I’m sending them back. I wonder how many other thousands will be sent back
I will ask for a trade if I'm Kirby and the Mariner doesn't fix my game jersey
Every team is using the same jersey.
nikes just trying to capitalize on maximizing their profits on ohtani jersey sales. make em cheap and sell em for as much as possible.
the only thing i like about these jerseys is the off white coloring on the home jerseys. gives more of a vintage look... but i doubt they meant for that.
I would pick my favorite jersey and buy it, but they never have it for sale. It’s ridiculous that you can’t go online and buy any player from your team’s jersey in any color. It’s basically only a handful of guys’ home jerseys and maybe a couple of city connects.
Numbers are no longer stitched on and all uni's are off white and not the pure white of last year and San Diego City connects are an ugly sherbet spill
The pants are see through. I mean my Gosh, anybody else see that Cal Raleigh video?
AJ keeps contradicting himself. He racks MLB for being too traditional, then praises college football for breaking out new unis AND THROWBACKS.
What? Baseball Fans Need to Figure it out? So basically you want fans to lap up whatever MLB gives us. I guess we should be grateful that they even offer jerseys for us common folk.
Yes they look like cheap eBay knockoffs of the past.
make the jersey better and they will buy them. Make a shit one and they wont
Did that guy say that there isn’t much of a difference? SMH
Ugliest Jerseys since the 70s-80s white Sox jerseys
No No No. Just get used to it. Are you kidding? If I have to go kill myself earning my money, the least I can expect is a great quality jersey. Those things are NOT cheap. How can you tell a life long fan to just get over it or get used to it? Bad business MLB. Oakland Athletics type of shitty business. Fix it. If you want a fan to shell $200 for a jersey.
Oh wow 24 looks like crap.
Who cares what the NBA is doing. Baseball is different MLB should innovate but stay true to the game instead of trying piggyback on whats going on elsewhere. Youre not going out NBA the NBA you'll just lose more fans that way .
Thank you fanatics
Ain’t paying MLB prices for these, I’m buying Chinese Knockoffs
No, what i want is traditional. These new jerseys look like those stupid looking shiny clothes they wore in Idiocracy.
There is no more tradition. Half the teams already junked up their uniform with pathetic ads.
Another 'W' for Idiocracy showing us the future
@@fantasticvoyage262 Tradition will be the law. Ads will be banned by Capitol Hill who will keep American sports stuck in the 20th century.
I was wearin one and lost 1200 bucks playin blackjack, then got drunk and totalled my car.. so yeah.. these jerseys suck.
They all suck, unless you only consider the jerseys, and even then only longer names look okay from a distance. Up close the "details" of heat pressing and other eye-sores are abundantly clear!
looks cheap
Camel toes yeah showing !! 😅
VOGT being curved on the back, those thin letters…. looks terrible
Anything to do with Fanatics is trash
Maybe Nike's sweatshops bought Cricuts
all the sweatshop stitchers committed suicide all at the same time , those nets to prevent them from jumping out the windows were also cheaply made and failed ... the cost cutting solution was to just move everything to heat pressed
emphatically
The knock off joke is dead on…
I am a Cardinals fan, and I hate CC jerseys!!!!
They're so bad I simply cannot fathom how we got herw
$$$$$$ and rich low lifes is how most things in this world turn to absolute dog S
Another Manfred failure.
Who the hell wears jerseys anyways nowadays
A lot of them at the ballpark.
Yes. They look like really bad fakes.
Yes like really bad. Just the worst ever.